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Abstract
We have measured oxygen consumption in the various retinal layers and have found that the photoreceptor-retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) complex accounts for two thirds of total oxygen consumption. Hence, this complex substantially influences oxygen transport between the choroid and the inner retina. This finding has significant implications in explaining the beneficial effects of panretinal photocoagulation as well as retinal vasculature changes in outer retinal degenerations.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6972502 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(80)35119-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmology ISSN: 0161-6420 Impact factor: 12.079